The Imperial Court Cuisine

Food For Emperors	Food For Emperors

Hundreds of chefs were needed in the palace kitchens to provide for the Suns of Heaven. They were brought to the Forbidden City by decree from all corners of the Empire for one purpose alone: to add each a single dish - their specialty of wide renown - to the Courts lavish banquets and festivals. As a result, the Capital Imperial Court Cuisine provides an incredible range of Chinese cooking, most of it not previously experienced in the West. And given the employers status, of the highest possible quality.

Royal Feast of Complete Manchu-Han Courses is no doubt the epitome of the inperial cuisine. There are some other forms of imperial cuisine that have come down, for instance, Lijiacai(Lili's Imperial Court Cuisine),which is very famous among foreigners.